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3.2
WarmingUp the Pellet Mill:
The die inside the pellet mill needs to be between 200° and 220° F to properly
make a pellet. Of course the temperature necessary to make a pellet will vary
from material to material. A list of materials and the proper die temperature
needed is in Chart 1.
In order to obtain the proper temperature the mill needs to be warmed up. If
your mill is equipped with a die warmer, simply turn on the die warmer and wait
for the die to reach the optimum temperature. This should take approximately 5
minutes.
If there is no die warmer equipped on your mill, the die will need to be warmed
manually. In order to do so, please follows the following procedure.
MANUAL DIE WARMING PROCEDURE
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Input material must be ideal for pellet production. It must have the proper
moisture content and lignin content.
Place a bucket or catcall of some kind under the discharge of the pellet mill.
Material collected will be rerun through the mill to aide in warming the mill.
Turn the power on to the mill.
Slowly introduce organic material to be pelleted into the input funnel. Do
not overflow the chamber.
After a few minutes the mill will begin to expel ground material or a poorly
formed pellet. Continue to add material to the mill input chamber, being
careful not to overfill the chamber.
As the die begins to warm you will observe water vapor exiting the top of the
input funnel. This is an indication that the die is beginning to warm up.
Once you begin to see vapor, take the material collected at the discharge and
reintroduce the material into the input funnel.
The die will prove to be warm enough to produce pellets when pellets being
discharged are durable and compressed. At this point the pellet may not be
hard, but as it cools it will harden. The die is now ready for continued pellet
production.
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